[Kaj Hallstrom]

I did an upgrade many years ago on my 944. replaced the wire wheel in front. It did make a big difference. Has anyone seen or done an upgrade for the 968?

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[ds968]

Funny you should say that, I also did that on my 944s and it did make a difference . Haven't changed anything of the sort on my 968 though.

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[94SilverCab]

Flash made it his business at the 2 Newtown Celebrations to adjust everyone's throttle cable tension. You are giving up a lot of response if it is not adjusted correctly.

 

I have not upgraded the wheel.

 

Jay

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[Kaj Hallstrom]

So we are talking about tightening the cable in the front?....That's what I thought... I do have a small slack there.

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[Waylander]

A small what?


That word is used to describe a woman with very slack morals in the UK, or r even a ladiy of the night


I did laugh

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[pdxmike]

Haven't seen an option for 968. Only earlier 944. 

 

https://www.only944.com/partscatalog/onl...sponsecam/

 

Tightening the throttle cable plus making sure the accel pedal stop is allowing WOT is super important. (Took me 6 months to realize my pedal stop was 1/2" too high - BIG difference!) You do want the tiniest amount of SLACK (not slag :lol: - sorry) to make sure the throttle switch goes fully to idle. 

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[ds968]

No slag / slack required at all, you can tighten the cable anything short of affecting the rpm at idle.

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[flash]

the idea is ZERO TENSION in the cable.  as tight as possible, without moving the armature.  

 

additionally, the stop on the throttle body needs to be adjusted first, so as to ensure that the throttle plate is fully closed.  

 

then, you go down to the pedal, and adjust the stop so that you fully open the throttle plate, but no so much that you can cause the armature on the throttle body to flex when you fully depress the pedal.

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[pdxmike]

Good info - flash you mean zero SLACK?

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[flash]

lol - yes - not slack, but just zero tension.  it often takes a time or two to get it right.

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[Kaj Hallstrom]

Good info Flash....will play with the "slack"

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[Waylander]

Nice to see the spelling is improving  :clap:

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[Ryan]

The wheel was actually from the 944S as it came stock with the larger wheel.

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[Kaj Hallstrom]

Booster......One of these days we should compare your Danish spelling with my English...old chap!!....LOL

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[Waylander]

Ha Ha

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[flash]

i just realized why the name "booster" was being used.  i kept trying to figure out who was being replied to.  

 

that is a ranking, not his screen name.  booster is related to a donation level.  waylander made a donation, and acquired the ranking of booster.  for those who don't know, you can see more about donations and what you get for it if you click on the donate button on the home page.  donations are what keep this site rolling

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[Rap]

Bob, sorry this is off topic but I can’t seem to send you a personal message. Do you happen to remember the name of the front rotors on the Denali?

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[flash]

lol - yeah i turned off PMs years ago. my email still works though

 

http://baer.com/General-Motors-Trucks-and-SUV/

 

you can get them at summit racing too

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[Rap]

Thanks. She still looks great and runs well.

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[ds968]

Question about adjusting the pedal stop ; that adjustiment only allows the pedal to go as far down as it can, but it does not do anything to reduce the the first part of the pedal’s “travel” correct ? Here’s the situation with my two 968s ; both throttle cables have zero slack so all’s equal there. Both cars have the stage 3 supercharger , so equal there as well. But when I push the gas pedal in one car ( the manual ) the throttle response is immediate and very strong , yet in the other ( the tiptronic ) I have to push the pedal a good third of the the way down , maybe even half way down before I really feel the same acceleration response kick in. This is pretty much the case in most RPM ranges . Once the pedal is all the way down , at WOT both cars accelerate evenly . So is there a linkage or another mechanical component that the pedal itself has which can be adjusted so as to eliminate that extra travel ? I’m thinking there must be since the other car’s pedal feels much tighter and wound up by comparison, so something must have loosened up with the tiptronic car’s pedal . ??

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